Real Love Real Talk

About Real Love Real Talk

Your friend’s in a toxic relationship, your situationship is getting messy, and TikTok is giving mixed signals about love. So… now what? Welcome to Real Love Real Talk—the podcast where Boston teens and adults break down everything from self-love to how media shapes our relationships. Powered by Start Strong at the Boston Public Health Commission, we equip teens with the tools to prevent dating violence, build healthy relationships, and challenge toxic norms. Love can be messy—let’s figure it out together. Learn more at www.startstrongboston.org or follow us on Instagram @startstrong_bphc.

Publisher

Start Strong

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2021

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Likes, Lies & Real Life

   What happens when social media starts affecting how you see yourself, your relationships, and your life? In this episode of Real Love Real Talk, Start Strong Boston teens sit down with a former influencer to talk about the pressures, risks, and realities of life online.#RealLoveRealTalk (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/realloverealtalk) #StartStrongBoston (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startstrongboston) #TeenDating (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/teendating) #HealthyRelationships (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/healthyrelationships)

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Money, Designer Clothes, & Dating | Summer 26' Ep 1

   How much money should you spend on your partner in high school? Do designer clothes, expensive gifts, and cars actually matter when it comes to dating? In this episode of Real Love Real Talk, Start Strong Boston teens get real about money, image, and expectations in relationships. #RealLoveRealTalk #StartStrongBoston #TeenDating #HealthyRelationships

3. 

   4 Mar 2026

   Beyond the Break Up | Season 6 | Ep 1

   Join our hosts, Saladin and Lundynn, as they interview Love Life Now Director, Lovern. Trigger Warning: Episode contains experiences of physical abuse Beyond the Breakup is a powerful cross-generational conversation where teens and an adult survivor sit down face-to-face to unpack toxic relationships, healing, and what real love looks like after harm. In this special episode of Real Love Real Talk, youth ask the questions they’ve always wanted to know, and an adult reflects back hard-earned wisdom and vice versa. Together, they break down red flags, rebuilding trust, community support, and how each generation defines healthy love differently.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

29,941

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

50

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Guest appearances

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